Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-22
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Central Vermont in New Hampshire
How the Project is Received.

A special despatch from Concord, n. H.,
to the JOurnGl says; Hon. Chester Pike
OF Cornish, chairman of the railroad COM
mittee, says that he has no idea when it
will be able to report upon the various
railway bills which have been presented
The examination of witnesses will con
tinue several days longer, after which
time will be given for the closing argu-
ments. Next Tuesday evening the com
mittee will hear ex-Gov. Smith of Yer
mont in relation to the bill for charter
for railroad in which the Central Yer
mont is interested. That corporation
wants a rowing charter which would al
low it to build railroad through Sulli-
van county with southern terminus
somewhere in Hillsboro' or Cheshire coun-
ties. 1t has been for long time supposed
that if the Central should ever build
through that section of the State it would
be done under the provisions of the Forest
line charter. Now that the Boston and
Maine has leased the Boston aud Lowell,
the counsel for the Central says that that
corporation does not want anything of the
Forest line charter. What the Central
does want is q connection with the Fitch
burg road without being obliged to go
over the iron of the Sullivan railroad,
which is now owned or controlled by the
Connecticut River Valley railroad.
The people of Claremont, and in fact of
all that section of the State, will be very
likely to be opposed to this move of the
Central. What the Sullivan county peo-
pie want is the building of the Forest line
to connect with the Boston and Lowell
system, which would shorten the distance
% miles and the time about one hour from
Chicago via the Central and the Lowell to
Boston.
The Chateaugay railway company have
just filed articles OF incorporation. The
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near Lyon Mountain, at the westerly ter
minus of the Chateaugay railroad in Dan
nemora, and running by the most feasible
route through Clinton and Franklin coun-
| ties and terminating near Saranac lake, q
distance of 40 miles. The capital is SGS,-
900, divided into 500 shares. The mana
gers are Smith NJ Weed, who as an indi-
vidual takes 400 shares and as trustee 1900
shares Andrew Williams, Alvin l.. In
man, Willard f. Parkhurst Milton L..
French, VIM: f. Smith, Peter S. Palmer,
Roswell A. Weed, Henry Paris, Platts-
burgh Robert NJ. Olyphant, lie Grand b.
Cannon, New York /; James A. Burden,
Troy Edward Hall, Lyon Mountain.
The Boston Advertiser says: "Ogdens-
| burg SKIES have held well of late, and SO
have the incomes. The skies are good
investment bond, and with the narrowing
range of such investments will go higher.
The State railroad commissioners, ex-
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and Col. r. G. Fletcher, began their an
nual inspection of the railroads Tuesday
They began with Passumpsic, starting
from White River Junction on special
train. Wednesday they completed the in
spection of the Passumpsic, Thursday
the Grand Trunk and Friday the South
eastern. They are accompanied by the
roadmaster and bridgemaster of each di.
vision, and make very thorough inspec
ton, walking through every bridge and
examining every passenger station.
The Boston and Maine will take posses
sion of the Passumpsic October LIST, the
arrangements previously made for sum
mer business rendering an earlier date
ineXpedient.
The extension of the Chate augay rail
road from Wolfe Pond to Malone will
not be undertaken this year, bat assur
ances are given that 1t will be built next
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